Sealed Bids for the construction of the Water System Improvements Project will be received, by the Village of Weldon, at the office of the Berns, Clancy and Associates, P.C., 405 East Main Street, Urbana, Illinois 61802, until 2:00 p.m. local time on November 14, 2017 at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The Project consists of:

1. Pigging to clean the raw water line from the furthest Well #6 location west of the Village of Weldon, new pig entry piping to the starting point for the new raw water main replacement, and on to the water treatment plan exit point.

2. Renovation of the water softener brine tank for long term operation including concrete tank roof removal and replacement and tank interior cleaning and underdrain gravel replacement.

3. Installation of new modern automated reading water meters and billing software / hardware to significantly increase the accuracy and efficiency of the water department finances.

4. Selective removal and replacement of five (5) specific water main locations of 2,475 lineal feet of 6 inch diameter PVC finished and raw water main and 1,345 lineal feet of 4 inch diameter PVC water main, 630 lineal feet of 3 inch diameter PVC water main, and 96 lineal feet of 3 inch diameter fusible PVC finished water main water system piping, and twenty-eight (28) service re-connections along with all necessary fittings and installation items.

5. Standby electric generator and automatic transfer switch to provide an uninterruptable power supply for the water system water treatment plant and for Well #4 and the necessary electrical upgrades and well control system within the water treatment plant to replace aged or failing electrical components.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a unit price or lump sum basis, with bid items as indicated in the Bid Form.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Berns, Clancy and Associates, P.C., 405 East Main Street, Urbana, Illinois 61802, phone: 217-384-1144, fax: 217-384-3355. The project engineer for the project is Greg Gustafson, P.E., ggustafson@bernsclancy.com. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below.

Bidding Documents also may be examined at:

Plan Rooms:

BidTool

1 Oakbrook Terrace, Suite 510

Oakbrook, Illinois 60181

Central Illinois Plan Rooms

1520 S 5th Street

Springfield, Illinois 62703

Southern Illinois Builders Association

1468 Green Mount Road

O’Fallon, Illinois 62269

Greater Peoria Contractors & Suppliers

1811 W Altorfer

Peoria, Illinois 61615

Master Builders of Iowa

211 Park Street

Des Moines, Iowa 50309

ConstructConnect

30 Technology Parkway, Suite 100

Norcross, Virginia 30092

and the office of the Engineer, Berns, Clancy and Associates, P.C., 405 East Main Street, Urbana, Illinois 61802, on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office during the hours indicated above. Only Plan Holders of Record that register and obtain documents from the Engineer may submit bids for this project. Bidding Documents are available via email (as portable document format (PDF) files) for a non-refundable charge of $50. Alternatively, printed Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office either via in-person pick-up or via mail, upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment for the Bidding Documents. The non-refundable cost of printed Bidding Documents is $100 per set, payable to “Berns, Clancy and Associates”. Upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents will be sent via FedEx. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the prospective Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. To request documents call 217-384-1144 or email projects@bernsclancy.com. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on October 26, 2017 at the Village of Weldon Water Treatment Plant, 12 Oak Street, Weldon, Illinois 61882. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.

TAKE NOTICE that a Petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Champaign County, Illinois, for the adoption of a two female children named A’YONNIE GLORIA ANNA WILLIAMS, a/k/a AYONNIE WILLIAMS, and JADA MARIE WILLIAMS, a/k/a JADE WILLIAMS, and one male child named JARRAD MARQUIS WILLIAMS.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, THE UNKNOWN FATHER and ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, file your answer to the Petition in the action, or otherwise file your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Champaign County, Sixth Judicial Circuit, at 101 E. Main Street in the City of Urbana, Illinois, on or before the 10th day of November, 2017, a default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.